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Board of Elders
Objective:
(From St. Paul's Church Constitution)
This Board
shall assist the Pastor(s) in the spiritual life, public worship, and church
discipline of the congregation.
The Board of Elders shall:
- Pray for the Pastor(s) and
other spiritual leaders.
- Be concerned about the
spiritual, emotional, and physical health and welfare of the Pastor(s) and
their families.
- Exercise leadership in
gathering call lists and calling a new Pastor when a vacancy occurs.
- Assist the Pastors in
counseling with difficult cases and in finding peaceful and God-pleasing
solutions to personal problems within the congregation.
- Insure that the
congregation functions in accordance with the established DOCTRINE of the
church as listed in Article III of the Constitution.
- Maintain discipline within
the congregation according to Scripture, the Lutheran Confessions and
Article V of the Constitution and Article IV of the Bylaws of this
congregation and exercise discipline when required.
- Engage in continual review
of communion and church attendance of all members, make calls on
delinquents, follow-up on all children in the congregation until they are
baptized.
- Take special interest in
the spiritual needs of the members of the congregation who are shut-ins.
- Take special interest in
the spiritual needs of the members of the congregation who are hospitalized.
- Take special interest in
all new members of the congregation.
- Be concerned about and
supervise through instruction of youth and adults for confirmation and
church membership in accordance with the policies and aims of the Boards of
Christian Education.
- Keep a record of and show
spiritual concern for those members who are away from the parish in the
Armed Forces, in college, or in prison.
- Be responsible for the
care of the altar and all things pertaining to it. Such responsibility
may be delegated to an ALTAR GUILD.
- Provide for a program of
USHERING for the sake of good order at all worship services.
Supervision of the usher program may be delegated to a Head Usher and an
Assistant Usher, elected by the congregation.
- Oversee the instruction of
and supervise the youth who serve as ACOLYTES for worship services.
- Meet periodically with the
Organists and Voice and Instrumental Choir Directors so that all service
music in God-pleasing.
- Recommend to the
Congregational Assembly any policies regarding special services such as
weddings, funerals, and the like.
- Consist of 15 members,
with each member serving a 3 year team of office. Only men may serve
on this Board. Five board members shall be elected each year and no
member shall succeed himself in office.
- Meet during the month of
June to re-organize for the coming year. All out-going and
newly-elected members shall be present to insure a continuity of programs
and activities.
- Elect one member to serve
as Director, one member to serve as Secretary, and one member to serve as a
member of the Parish Planning Council. The Secretary shall keep a
permanent set of minutes of each meeting and such minutes shall be the
property of the congregation. A copy of the minutes shall also be
given to the President of the congregation.
- Establish job descriptions
and responsibilities for each member of this board.
- Submit an annual budget as
requested by the Parish Planning Council and the Financial Administrator.
- Request a financial review,
if necessary, from any organization, group, or committee for which it is
responsible.
- Present a report of its
activities at each regular meeting of the Congregational Assembly.
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